Nemesia plant named &#39;fiangbana&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of  Nemesia  plant named ‘Fiangbana’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and uniformly mounded growth habit; freely branching and flowering plant habit; bright yellow-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

BOTANICAL DESIGNATION

Nemesia hybrida

CULTIVAR DENOMINATION

‘FIANGBANA’

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Nemesia plant, botanically known as Nemesia hybrida and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Fiangbana’.

The new Nemesia plant is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Tochigi, Japan. The objective of the breeding program is to create new freely-branching and flowering Nemesia plants with attractive flower colors.

The new Nemesia plant originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in 2010 of two unidentified proprietary selections of Nemesia hybrida. The new Nemesia plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant from within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in Tochigi, Japan in 2010.

Asexual reproduction of the new Nemesia plant by terminal cuttings in a controlled environment in Tochigi, Japan since 2010 has shown that the unique features of this new Nemesia plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Plants of the new Nemesia have not been observed under all possible combinations of environmental conditions and cultural practices. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environmental conditions such as temperature and light intensity without, however, any variance in genotype.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Fiangbana’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Fiangbana’ as a new and distinct Nemesia plant:

1. Upright, outwardly spreading and uniformly mounded growth habit.

2. Freely branching and flowering plant habit.

3. Bright yellow-colored flowers.

4. Good garden performance.

Plants of the new Nemesia can be compared to plants of the parent selections. Plants of the new Nemesia differ primarily from plants of the parent selections in the following characteristics:

1. Plants of the new Nemesia are more compact and more uniform than plants of the parent selections.

2. Plants of the new Nemesia are more freely branching than plants of the parent selections.

Plants of the new Nemesia can also be compared to plants of the Nemesia caerulea×Nemesia strumosa ‘Kirine-15’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 18,270. In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Nemesia differed primarily from plants of ‘Kirine-15’ in the following characteristics:

1. Plants of the new Nemesia were shorter than plants of ‘Kirine-15’.

2. Plants of the new Nemesia were more freely branching than plants of ‘Kirine-15’.

3. Leaves of plants of the new Nemesia were broader than leaves of plants of ‘Kirine-15’.

4. Plants of the new Nemesia and ‘Kirine-15’ differed in flower color as plants of ‘Kirine-15’ had orange-colored flowers.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

The accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall appearance of the new Nemesia plant showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photograph may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors of the new Nemesia plant. The photograph is a side perspective view of a typical flowering plant of ‘Fiangbana’ grown in a container.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

Plants used for the aforementioned photograph and following description were grown under environmental conditions and cultural practices which closely approximate commercial production conditions during the summer in 12-cm containers in a glass-covered greenhouse in Rheinberg, Germany. During the production of the plants, day temperatures ranged from 17° C. to 30° C. and night temperatures ranged from 10° C. to 20° C. Plants were pinched about two weeks after planting and were eight weeks old when the photograph and description were taken. In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2007 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.

-   Botanical classification: Nemesia hybrida ‘Fiangbana’. -   Parentage:     -   -   Female, or seed, parent.—Unidentified proprietary selection             of Nemesia hybrida, not patented.         -   Male, or pollen, parent.—Unidentified proprietary selection             of Nemesia hybrida, not patented. -   Propagation:     -   -   Type.—By vegetative terminal cuttings.         -   Time to initiate roots, summer and winter.—About seven days             at temperatures about 22° C. to 30° C.         -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.—About twelve             days at temperatures about 22° C. to 30° C.         -   Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.—About two             weeks at temperatures about 20° C. to 25° C.         -   Root description.—Medium in thickness, fibrous; greyed white             in color.         -   Rooting habit.—Moderately freely branching; medium density. -   Plant description:     -   -   Plant and growth habit.—Upright, outwardly spreading and             uniformly mounded growth habit; freely branching habit with             about seven primary lateral branches developing per plant;             pinching enhances lateral branch development; moderately             vigorous growth habit.         -   Plant height.—About 11 cm.         -   Plant diameter.—About 16 cm. -   Lateral branch description:     -   -   Length.—About 11 cm.         -   Diameter.—About 2 mm.         -   Internode length.—About 1 cm.         -   Strength.—Moderately strong.         -   Aspect.—Upright to outwardly spreading.         -   Texture.—Sparsely pubescent.         -   Color.—Close to 143B. -   Leaf description:     -   -   Arrangement.—Opposite, simple.         -   Length.—About 3.5 cm.         -   Width.—About 8.4 mm.         -   Shape.—Lanceolate.         -   Apex.—Acute.         -   Base.—Attenuate.         -   Margin.—Serrate.         -   Texture, upper and lower surfaces.—Smooth, glabrous.         -   Venation pattern.—Pinnate; arcuate.         -   Color.—Developing leaves, upper surface: Close to 143B.             Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to 143A. Fully             expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to 141B; venation,             close to 141B. Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close             to 143A; venation, close to 143A.         -   Petioles.—Length: About 3 mm. Diameter: About 5 mm. Texture,             upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color, upper             surface: Close to 144A. Color, lower surface: Close to 146C. -   Flower description:     -   -   Flower arrangement and flowering habit.—Zygomorphic             bilabiate flowers arranged on loose terminal racemes;             flowering acropetally towards the apex; flowers face mostly             outwardly; freely flowering habit with about 16 flowers per             raceme and about 900 flowers developing per plant during the             flowering season.         -   Flower longevity.—Individual flowers last about four to five             days on the plant; flowers not persistent.         -   Fragrance.—None detected.         -   Natural flowering season.—In Northern Europe, plants flower             continuously from May to September; plants begin flowering             about seven weeks after planting.         -   Inflorescence height.—About 3.5 cm.         -   Inflorescence diameter.—About 3.5 cm.         -   Flower length.—About 2 cm.         -   Flower diameter.—About 1.5 cm.         -   Flower depth.—About 1 cm.         -   Flower buds.—Length: About 1.2 cm. Diameter: About 6 mm.             Shape: Ovoid. Texture: Pubescent. Color: Close to 1C.         -   Petals.—Arrangement: Five petals; four upper petals are             fused at base to form an upright lobed and arched banner             lip; lower petal modified into a larger lip with convex oval             protuberance with serves as a pollinator nectar guide and             landing platform. Shape: Oval to rounded. Apex: Rounded.             Margin: Entire. Length: About 8 mm to 10 mm. Width: About 5             mm to 12 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth,             glabrous. Color: When opening and fully opened, upper             surface: Close to 14A and 14B; color does not fade with             development. When opening and fully opened, lower surface:             Close to 12C; color does not fade with development.         -   Sepals.—Arrangement: Calyx star-shaped with five sepals             fused at the base. Length: About 4 mm. Width: About 1 mm.             Shape: Elliptical. Apex: Acute. Margin: Entire. Texture,             upper and lower surfaces: Pubescent. Color, upper and lower             surfaces: Close to 143A.         -   Peduncles.—Length: About 5 cm to 6 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm.             Angle: Erect to about 45° from vertical. Strength: Strong.             Texture: Sparsely pubescent. Color: Close to 146B.         -   Pedicels.—Length: About 1 cm to 1.5 cm. Diameter: About             1 mm. Angle: About 30° to 45° from peduncle axis. Strength:             Strong. Texture: Sparsely pubescent. Color: Close to 143A.         -   Reproductive organs.—Stamens: Quantity: Four per flower.             Filament length: About 1 mm to 4 mm. Filament color: Close             to N155D. Anther shape: Oval. Anther length: Less than 1 mm.             Anther color: Close to 142A. Pollen amount: Scarce. Pollen             color: Close to 17B. Pistils: Quantity: One per flower.             Pistil length: About 2 mm. Style length: About 1 mm. Style             color: Close to 142A. Stigma shape: Rounded. Stigma color:             Close to 142A. Ovary color: Close to 142A. Seeds and fruits:             Seed and fruit development have not been observed on plants             of the new Nemesia. -   Pathogen & pest resistance: Plants of the new Nemesia have not been     observed to be resistant to pests and pathogens common to Nemesia     plants. -   Garden performance: Plants of the new Nemesia have been observed     have good garden performance and to tolerate wind, rain and     temperatures ranging from 4° C. to 35° C. 

It is claimed:
 1. A new and distinct Nemesia plant named ‘Fiangbana’ as illustrated and described. 